美國專利局回應質量報告與創新榮譽揭曉




美國專利局回應GAO報告、名人堂新成員獲表揚、CAFC釐清IPR禁止重審範圍——本週專利界大事回顧

本周環球知識產權界話題不斷:美國聯邦巡迴上訴法院(CAFC)針對專利挑戰訴訟作出多項具先例性的裁決,包括首次明確界定「IPR禁止重審(Estoppel)」條文中「ground」的含義;Nvidia宣布將為中國市場推出降級版H20 AI晶片;美國專利及商標局(USPTO)則回應審查質素問題,坦言平衡審查時間、成本與質量的挑戰「早有記錄」;美英新貿易協議強調保障藥品供應鏈;Tesla的「ROBOTAXI」商標因過於描述性被拒;印度政府則考慮因應AI發展修訂版權法;世衛與藥品專利池(MPP)攜手,協助奈及利亞提升診斷工具本地產能。

美英貿易協議聚焦藥品供應鏈安全

5月8日,美國與英國政府宣布簽訂新貿易協議,除了解除部分美國農業及化學品出口進入英國的壁壘,亦保留4月初宣布的10%互徵關稅。雖然細節未明,但美國貿易代表強調協議將建立藥品產品的安全供應鏈,對醫藥產業具戰略意義。

美國專利局代理局長表揚國家發明家名人堂新成員

5月7日,USPTO代理局長Coke Morgan Stewart在名人堂點亮儀式歡迎2025年新入選者。她表示:「這個名人堂不只表揚各位,更激勵後人認識你們的貢獻,見證你們如何在世界留下印記。」

CAFC裁定Incyte無權上訴PTAB判決,髮損治療禁令亦遭推翻

同日,CAFC裁定生物製藥公司Incyte未能證明具備「實質損害」以符合憲法第三條的上訴資格,因其未有明確計劃推出與Sun Pharmaceutical專利劑量相同的去氘化ruxolitinib產品。陪審法官Todd Hughes雖同意多數裁決,但批評CAFC對PTAB上訴的「實質損害」界定過於狹窄。此外,CAFC亦推翻新澤西州法院對Sun公司Leqselvi脫髮治療產品的禁售令,理由是Incyte的同類產品仍在早期研發階段,無法證明有不可彌補的損害。

CAFC首次界定IPR禁止重審「ground」範圍,公開使用證據可於地方法院重提

在Ingenico Inc. v. IOENGINE, LLC案中,CAFC首次明確「ground」指在PTAB IPR程序中申請人已提出或可合理提出的理由。由於「公開銷售或使用」證據在IPR程序中不可提出,即使相關證據與已於IPR中提出的出版物重複,於地方法院審理時仍可再次提出。

廣告流量專利重發申請被判擴權,CAFC維持PTAB決定

5月6日,CAFC於In re: Kostic案維持PTAB決定,認為專利人將原本必須經過試用階段的流量交換方法,修改為可直接交換,違反了專利重發條例,屬於不當擴權。

印度政府考慮AI背景下修訂版權法

同日,路透社報道印度政府正成立專責小組,研究現行版權法在AI時代是否需要改革。這項舉措源於多家印度新聞機構及出版社控告OpenAI旗下ChatGPT未經授權複製其作品。

CAFC解除Lumryz藥物禁售令,認同其屬於藥品審批前安全港

CAFC於Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Avadel CNS Pharmaceuticals, LLC案中裁定,Jazz利用Avadel的夜用sodium oxybate配方進行的研究屬於Hatch-Waxman法案下的「審批前研究安全港」,不構成侵權。

世衛與MPP助力奈及利亞提升快檢產能

5月9日,WHO與MPP宣布與奈及利亞Codix Bio簽署協議,協助其引進南韓SD Biosensor的快篩技術,提升非洲地區本地生產力,強化疾病快速檢測能力。

美國專利局清理商標註冊,取消五萬宗可疑申請

USPTO宣布經由「不經對方程序」撤銷及複查,已將五萬個與標本工廠有關的可疑商標註冊移除,進一步淨化商標登記冊。

USPTO回應GAO報告,坦言質量管理挑戰長期存在

USPTO針對GAO批評其審查質量與內部管理的報告作出回應,強調「時間、質量與成本間的最佳平衡」一直是該局面臨的長期挑戰。

歐洲專利局與創新技術學院強化知識共享

EPO與EIT發佈最新合作簡報,回顧自2022年簽署諒解備忘錄以來,雙方在創新與知識共享上的協作進展。

Tesla「ROBOTAXI」商標因描述性過強被拒

USPTO拒絕Tesla申請的「ROBOTAXI」商標,認為該詞過於直接描述其自動駕駛車輛,未具備獨特識別性。

EPO公佈10位「明日塑造者」年輕創新者

EPO公布來自五大洲的10位年輕創新者,包括美國的Neeka Mashouf及Leila Mashouf,將於6月18日在冰島雷克雅維克舉行的線上頒獎禮表揚。

Nvidia為中國市場推降級版AI晶片

5月9日,有報道指Nvidia將為中國AI及雲端運算市場推出降級版H20晶片,以規避美國對高端晶片出口的限制。

本周財報焦點

多家2024年IPO專利榜Top 300企業將於下周公佈季度業績,包括阿里巴巴、Sharp、Sony、騰訊、百度、Cisco等亞洲及國際巨頭。

編輯評論:專利與創新生態的全球博弈新格局

這一週的知識產權新聞,映照出全球創新生態正處於深刻變革之中。首先,美英貿易協議將藥品供應鏈安全納入重點,不僅是應對地緣政治風險的體現,亦反映出醫藥產業逐漸成為國家戰略資產。USPTO清理商標註冊、回應審查質量批評,說明美國正積極維護知識產權體系的公信力,這對吸引全球創新者極為重要。

CAFC對IPR禁止重審條款的明確釋義,為專利訴訟策略提供了新指引。以往專利人與挑戰者常因「哪些證據可在地方法院重提」而糾纏,如今法院明確公開使用證據即使與出版物重複亦可於法院審理,這將促使雙方在PTAB與法院兩線戰場上更精準部署。

印度考慮修訂版權法以應對AI,則突顯全球對生成式AI帶來的內容侵權風險日益關注。這一趨勢值得香港及內地業界密切留意,未來或需重新審視本地版權條例對AI生成內容的適用性。

Nvidia為中國市場「特供」降級晶片,則是中美科技戰下企業靈活應對的縮影。美國對高端技術出口設限,短期內或令中國AI產業增長放緩,但同時也倒逼本地企業加速自主研發,長遠或令全球AI供應鏈分化。

最後,世衛與MPP協助非洲提升快檢產能,體現知識產權與全球健康的深層關聯。專利池模式有助於技術下沉至發展中國家,減少技術壟斷,推動全球公共衛生公平。

總結而言,知識產權已從單純的法律工具,轉化為國際競爭、產業升級、社會公平等多重議題的交匯點。香港作為國際創新樞紐,必須緊貼全球趨勢,積極參與規則制定,才能在新一輪專利與創新博弈中佔據有利位置。

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